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nbn FTTC to FTTP Upgrade for Multi Dwelling Units: $0 Install at Select Locations on a 500/50+ Plan (Was $275 Per Unit) @ nbn co

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nbn FTTC to FTTP Upgrade for Multi Dwelling Units: $0 Install at Select Locations on a 500/50+ Plan (Was $275 Per Unit) @ nbn co
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Twix on 21/02/2026 - 14:59 nbnco.com.au (3269 clicks)
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Select individual premises in multi dwelling units can change from nbn FTTC to FTTP with a $0 installation (was $275 for each unit, select locations only).

If you get this message you are eligible for nbn FTTP.

It’s here! nbn full fibre is now available.

Your preferred FTTP provider can advise on your plan options. They will be your main point of contact during the upgrade process.

Order from a participating provider.

You have to go on a 500/50 or faster speed plan. nbn deals on OzBargain.

nbn FTTP speeds.

500/50, 750/50, 1000/100, 2000/200.
250/100, 500/200, 1000/400, 2000/500.

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Notes.

  1. You may have to change ISP to get the speed you want.
  2. You may need a new router and new CAT6 RJ45 Ethernet cables to reach maximum speeds.

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Send back the nbn FTTC NCD using the free return shipping label @ Australia Post.

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  • MBix on 21/02/2026 - 15:14
    +13

    One step closer. I'm a renter in a little block of villas. The FTTN here suffered from severe dropouts till I paid a cabler to come fix the MDF/pushed NBNCo to fix various faults on their end. Now the ancient strata manager won't even entertain getting to the quote stage of the FTTN to FTTP upgrade because the "internet is fine"

    Edit: who am I kidding, even if it was free she would push back against it

    • jaejae69 on 21/02/2026 - 15:45

      NVM skipped over the fact you’re renting.

    • Twix on 21/02/2026 - 15:51

      What a pain. How many villas?

      • MBix on 21/02/2026 - 15:55
        +1

        10 villas here, not all of them have NBN, I still offered to kick in $1500 to cover over half of what hopefully should be the minimum quote from NBN…still nope. I actually think if I offered the entire amount they would still somehow deny it. Feels bad when neighbour has insane speeds and paying the same amount I'm paying for FTTN. Albeit we somehow get 120/45mbps (actually downloads and uploads at those speeds too) with FTTN so it's not as bad as it could be.

        • SamyKn on 21/02/2026 - 16:10

          i'm the same, checked our place and not eligible!!
          pushed too many time with the $275 fee and all other units response was snap no! most of them don't bother even responding to strata manager let alone the $275 fee payment

          • MBix on 21/02/2026 - 16:39
            +2

            @SamyKn: To make matters worse the property manager for my unit is probably more of an airhead than the strata manager. She managed to send me meeting notes + the bank statements for the Strata after an annual meeting. If I recall correctly there was well over 100k in the kitty for the Strata just sitting there that could be spent. Baffles me really. Strata manager wouldn't listen to reason about the fact she doesn't need to be contacted if there's an issue with the internet lol

            • SamyKn on 21/02/2026 - 22:49
              +1

              @MBix: our strata manager is good , he says i'm happy to proceed if i have the majority of owners voting yes.
              People either respond no or never respond! the issue is with the other owner.
              Btw you are lucky that your complex is not in deficit!

    • dtpearson on 21/02/2026 - 16:12
      -2

      Haha, same but two businesses in retail complexes. Landlords have no incentive to go through the process if they have long term tenants with large relocation costs, often they are not IT savvy enough to know the difference between FTTN and FTTP. Enterprise ethernet for just us is 5-10x the price.

    • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 22/02/2026 - 10:36
      +2

      Ask the owner of your lot if they are willing to proxy you for the OC/strata committee. You never know. If it's just a bog standard investment villa they might be willing to have an involved tenant making sure the entire strata is being managed well. Then you have more/all control over the strata manager.

    • corgi-runner on 02/03/2026 - 21:48

      These bozos on the owner corps / stratas are insufferable. We have over $300 k in our building's kitty and these spanners won't even look into these upgrades no matter how much poking and prodding there is.

  • Cruisergal on 21/02/2026 - 17:07

    What does hfc mean? In a complex and that's the option

    • Save 50 Cent on 21/02/2026 - 17:29
      +2

      That is probably what you already have. Coax cable.

    • Twix on 21/02/2026 - 17:48

      HFC is hybrid fibre coaxial. nbn HFC is capable of 2000/100 speeds. There is no free upgrade path for HFC to FTTP.

  • hiska on 21/02/2026 - 17:35
    -2

    The TIND Policy - 2024 Telecommunications in new developments policy is crap for everyone else that lives in that street where the rich developers of a small or large subdivision get to automatically skip the existing provisioned nbn infrastructure used in the street & the area like HFC or FTTN and get a extremely super cheap FTTP nbn connections installed automatically to their developments after applying through NBN Co with the TIND program.

    They get to skip the line completely and don’t have use the nbn Technology Choice Program to get FTTP or pay the Tens of thousands of dollars that all the other existing dwelling owners in street must to get FTTP, that’s If NBN Co will even bother extending/running the new fibre cable further down the same street.

    Their needs to be a government inquiry about this; its Un-Australian if only the developers of a new subdivision in a street can By-Pass the System and get access to nbn FTTP for an insanely cheap price with the TIND Policy in a non FTTP Provisioned Area compared to other Australians living in the same street.

    NBN Co should be accelerating a major network upgrade for every Australian. If FTTP is installed at one end of the street for a developer, it should be run all the way down to other end of the street in the existing NBN Co pit so every other household in the street should at least then have the same access to $600 single dwelling charge to upgrade their NBN connections to FTTP.

    Especially those that have been living in the same street for over 20 years.

    • JohnB100 on 21/02/2026 - 17:46

      Isn't $275 for a strata less than $600?

      • hiska on 21/02/2026 - 18:31

        I'm talking about the Single Dwelling Unit (SDU) Price of $600. I’ve noticed there are plenty of developers in the area I live in (Rankin) that are buying existing houses in the street or street behind and then are subdividing the yards into 2 lots and then using TIND policy the obtain cheap NBN FTTP connections to newly built SDU’s on those new lots and I believe their also connecting FTTP to the existing 30yr plus house/property in-front or behind the new developments.

    • Benicio on 21/02/2026 - 18:32

      What are you on about? All old connections (except HFC) will be upgraded to FTTP.
      If a new development in your street has it then that means the network HAS been upgraded in the street. You may have to wait for it to become available for you (as they are rolling it out in stages) but the upgrade is free via your provider. You keep refrencing old, obsolete programs.

      • hiska on 21/02/2026 - 20:11

        TIND Policy is absolutely still on NBN Co website - (https://www.nbnco.com.au/develop-or-plan-with-the-nbn/new-de…)

        The street is HFC provisioned it hasn't been fully upgraded to FTTP by NBN Co. FTTP was only recently run in same pit as the HFC outside to the new development property only in the same street.

        It was confirmed a NBN Technician that was parked across the street from the development he showed me the maps on his iPad and even he was confused why FTTP wasn't run down the full street. His maps matched the connection details in the street that was shown on https://nbn.lukeprior.com/?suburb

        I just trying to Point Out that their are plenty of Single Dwelling Users that are getting cheated out of Cheaper, Quicker Access to NBN Co FTTP Connections/ Upgrades compared to Developers that have recently Developed Dwellings both SDU's & MDU's in the same streets & areas using the TIND Policy.

  • Koffee on 21/02/2026 - 17:55
    +1

    I just facilitated our OC through the $275 p/p and while the $0 would be nice, I'm happy it's sorted. For the owners, it wasn't the cost, it was the risk of letting unknown sub-sub contracted tradies into their roof access or damage that might result. The subcontractor's communication wasn't great at points, and sub-sub contractor's communication was always bad and install dragged out to the contractual drop dead date.

    • Benicio on 21/02/2026 - 18:33
      +2

      We also just paid for the upgrade at our 26 townhouse complex. Cant fault the installers, everything was done to a nice standard.

  • Ryxxi on 21/02/2026 - 19:25
    +1

    Not available at mine, has 12 units :(

  • sween64 on 21/02/2026 - 20:50
    +3

    I'm on a block of 7 townhouses. My neighbour told me about this today. It was after earlier this week I noticed we were no longer eligible for the MDU $275 upgrade path and I had lost hope.

    Signed up to Leaptel 500/50. NBN tech booked for Friday.

    • Twix on 27/02/2026 - 19:40

      Did you get FTTP today?

      • sween64 on 28/02/2026 - 11:07
        +1

        Nope. NBN tech came out and said he couldn't drill through the floor. I'm in a 3-storey place and there's no appropriate place on the ground level. I'm getting an electrician to come next week to install some conduit and drill through the floor.

        Edit: My neighbour had his upgraded. He opted to have the nbn connection box in a poor spot and is running ethernet to where he wants the wireless. I'd rather have the connection box in a better spot.

  • edfoo on 21/02/2026 - 21:05
    +1

    Wow, didn't know it costs $275 for multi-dwelling units to upgrade from FTTC to FTTP. Our free-standing house had free upgrade last year.

  • r0b0a7 on 22/02/2026 - 00:18
    +2

    Thank you poster, can upgrade from 100/20 to 500/50 for $0. My favourite price.

  • Dyl on 22/02/2026 - 00:50

    If only they did free FttP connections, not like $300.

  • dickybuttons on 22/02/2026 - 10:06

    I might be a little blind, but where does it say that there is a $0 installation fee.

    Does anyone have the link to the full details, add the link here doesn't seem to have anything about installation price… Does it?

    • Twix on 22/02/2026 - 13:10
      +2

      Search your location on an ISP's website and if you are eligible it says $0 nbn FTTP upgrade.

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